The Ten Commandments

While other sins can be seen, covetousness hides in the heart. It's there that our ungodly desires take root and grow into all manner of sins.

When our tongue runs wild, small sparks can create massive fires. Instead, we honor God and others by speaking life into the world around us.

In theft we act as our own god, divvying up gifts as we see fit. But Jesus sets a different example, generously giving what is rightfully his.

The seventh commandment instructs us not to commit adultery, but Jesus cuts to its heart, calling us to honor marriage and protect purity.

We might think that the commandment prohibiting murder is one we've kept, but Jesus has us look deeper to the anger we harbor against others.

Jen Wilkin explains the importance of Bible literacy and how understanding the Law as a means of grace transforms our relationships.

The fifth word to honor our parents is often characterized as simple obedience, but its application reaches beyond familial relationships.

What exactly does it mean to Sabbath, and how do we honor the fourth commandment in a culture obsessed with hustle and grind?

Is keeping the third commandment as easy as avoiding curse words, or is something deeper behind the charge to not take God's name in vain?

More than a simple rewording of the first commandment, the second word reveals how our invisible God desires to be visually represented.

The first commandment to "have no other gods" seems simple, but upon further reflection proves hard to follow and raises numerous questions.

What are the Ten Commandments really, and what do they mean for us thousands of years after they were first delivered?